Creating Drop Shadows

Shadows give the impression of three dimensionality. There are many ways to create drop shadows with CorelDraw 10. The first method described here uses duplication to make shadows. The second method uses the Interactive Drop Shadow Tool.

To create text shadows via duplication:

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Create some artistic text and format it with your favorite font.
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Select the text object with the Pick Tool.
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Make a copy of the text by choosing Edit > Duplicate or pressing . A duplicate appears, above and to the right of the original text object.
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Change the color of the original text object by selecting it and left-clicking a color ...

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